During the Middle Ages – and in some regions, all the way through the 19th century – one could expect to get more than one's hair cut by the barber. The line between haircutter and medic was blurred, ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Friendly arguments aren’t hard to find in a barbershop, but try cutting in on a hallowed symbol — that red, white and blue pole — and it may be time to hide the scissors. Steeped in ...

In this March 5, 2010 file photo Howard Rettenmeier, who has cut hair for 55 years at the Uptown Barber Shop, stands by the barber pole at his Dyersville, Iowa, shop. ST. PAUL, Minn. — Friendly ...

And today's last word in business is: barbershop battle. Barbers and beauticians are splitting hairs over the swirling red, white and blue striped pole that traditionally stands outside a barber shop.

You might soon only see those iconic candy-striped barber poles in front of licensed barber shops if a bill is the state Senate becomes law. The bill, filed Dec. 12 by Democratic state Sen. Glenn ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Friendly arguments aren’t hard to find in a barbershop, but try cutting in on a hallowed symbol — that red, white and blue pole — and it may be time to hide the scissors. Steeped in ...